Netflix on the iPhone
We all knew this was coming since we already have it on the iPad but Netflix is now available down to the iPhone and iPod touch devices. Version 1.1 allows you to stream TV shows and movie streaming possible so go get it! AT&T, just wait until it’s over 3G…ouch
Netflix iPhone App Video from Netflix on Vimeo.
Sprint just suffered another blow today to their team. Kevin Packinham (Senior VP for 4G) just left the company effective August 16, 2010. The carrier said he was leaving to lead another company but declined to state the new company. Steve Elfman and product development VP Fared Adib will replace Kevin in the coming weeks.
Packingham leaving does leave a significant gap but left Sprint a mighty jewel with their next 4G phone Samsung Epic 4G. The Samsung Epic 4G, which has WiMAX and a high performance chip excels with a slide-out keyboard and a Super AMOLED screen. The Epic 4G is the only Galaxy S-based phone to have either 4G or a keyboard in it’s line. Although it costs a $250 (after rebate ouch), may help Sprint prevent customers from jumping to AT&T and eventually to Verizon.
This is Sprint’s 2nd departure in recent weeks as their staff has experienced significant high level departures. Sprint says it doesn’t see this as a problem.
The HTC Spark is supposed to be a Microsoft Windows Phone 7 device that has a 1 GHz processor, a 3.7-inch touch screen with WVGA resolution, a 5-megapixel camera, 3G, and all the other things you’d expect from a device like this including proximity sensors and light sensors.
WMPoweruser tells us that the hardware buttons may make this HTC Spark spec sheet leak a bit fishy, as Microsoft is notoriously known for requiring new Windows Phone 7 devices to get at least mechanical photo button, search, back and home keys.
If the HTC Spark turns out to launch with Windows Phone 7, it looks like it will have some solid hardware. Of course, the big attraction of the the new operating system will be the software and 3rd party developer ecosystem itself.
Sprint is releasing their second 4G Android phone, the Samsung Epic 4G. Available as soon as August 31st at a cool price $250 (including a $100 rebate).
The Samsung Epic 4G comes equipped with a 1GHz Samsung Cortex A8 processor, Android 2.1 operating system, 4-inch Super-AMOLED capacitive display. It comes with a 3G/4G hotspot, 5-megapixel rear camera with auto focus, LED flash, 720p video recording, front-facing video camera for video chat, six-axis motion sensor and a 16GB microSD card.
If you’re worried about it being sold out, reserve one now starting August 13th and you don’t have to worry about the Sprint EVO-disaster like last time.
The physical specs:
• Dimensions: 4.9 inches x 2.54 inches x 0.56 inches (124.8 mm x 64.6 mm x 14.2 mm) (LxWxT)
• Weight: 5.46 ounces (155 grams)
• Battery: Standard removable 1500mAh Lithium (Li-on) battery
• Memory: 1 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Bad news for blackberry users, good news for UAE’s spying division. I didn’t know this but I guess you can’t read blackberry messages because of their automatic encryption. Good job RIM! Too bad all those secret meetings and trade information is going to be leaked to the UAE. No privacy laws currently exist in the UAE.
At the heart of the battle is access to the data transmitted by BlackBerrys. RIM processes the information through a handful of secure Network Operations Centers around the world, meaning that most governments can’t access the data easily on their own.
Read more about it at the WSJ.
AT&T get prepared for your network! After much fanfare, a jailbreak was finally released for the iPhone 4 and it’s about time! After a quick launch of the iPhone 4 jailbreak, FaceTime goes public with 3G access with no WiFi connection. Thanks to My3G, the jailbreak app mimicks your Wi-Fi connection and tricks it into thinking it’s on Wifi and not on 3G. Still 1 to 1 however so if you’re looking for something with more omph, look into iVisit and check out their app. I hear they have it running on those iPhones.
FaceTime for 3G is $2.99 (ouch) on Cydia for it, or $3.99 on Rock (after a free trial). But, FaceTime over 3G might actually make it worth it so go get it!
Tell me how it goes!
Apple Fruit Peel 520
We’ve all seen VoIP on the iPod touch before but now Yosion Technology brings out a new product called the Apple Peel 520 and adds voice calling, text messaging, and an extra 800mAh battery to provide up to 4.5 hours of call time / 120 hours of standby awesomeness.
Currently sold in China, this device will be sold anywhere from $44-75 dollars so wait a couple of weeks until it’s tested and proven to work. It may require you to jailbreak your iPod Touch. No word yet if GPRS can work.
iPhone 4 White
What could be so hard to produce a WHITE version of the iPhone 4? Well Apple just released information regarding the availability of its white iPhone 4 is going to be pushed back until the “second half of July” (PRNewswire).
“White models of Apple’s new iPhone® 4 have proven more challenging to manufacture than expected, and as a result they will not be available until the second half of July. The availability of the more popular iPhone 4 black models is not affected.”
What’s the world going to do?!
In another strange turn of events in the app approval process for the iPhone, Apple has given the green light to a new application that supposdly allows video recording on non iPhone 3Gs models. This means that the phone was not limited by hardware but software. For $0.99 cents, you can download an app that basically allows the same functionality as the iPhone 3GS for video recording. Hurray! One less reason to upgrade to the 3GS or jailbreak…
Read more about it here:
http://theappleblog.com/2009/12/15/apple-approves-video-recording-app-for-iphone-2g-and-3g/
Nexus One - Google Phone on Android
Available online directly from Google.com itself, this phone will deliver a complete Android 2.1 experience to new users with a powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. Look out Apple, this phone is going to knock your socks off… There is no contract and the device will be priced accordingly. This is a similar model to Sony Ericsson and Nokia but who knows, Google might actually change consumer buying habits…
The phone, called Nexus One, was designed inside Google and will be sold, at least initially, without being subsidized by a wireless partner, these people said. It is the latest sign of the Internet giant’s ever-broadening wireless ambitions as Google hunts for ways to expand its Internet services beyond computers. The move, details of which were first reported by The Wall Street Journal on … - Wall Street Journal